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2019
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Understanding the balance point of badminton rackets
To change the light-headed racket to the head, the counterweight should be made at the top of the frame. But what are the benefits of changing the performance of the racket in this way? It is better to understand the performance of the racket before buying a racket, and directly buy a heavy racket? And to change a racket with a heavy head into a light head, it is impossible.
Wrapping thick hand glue does have an effect on the feel of the swing and makes you feel relaxed when swinging, but this is not directly related to the balance point shift.
Wrap thick hand glue, make the handle thicker, the contact area between the palm and the handle is larger, the force surface is larger, and the force can be effectively transmitted to the beat end when the force is forced, so everyone feels that the thick hand glue is helpful for swinging hard.
To use an analogy: buy a heavy item in a department store, and the salesperson ties a rope to the box so that you can carry it by hand. When you pick up the young rope, do you feel particularly heavy and your hands hurt? However, if you wrap some thick pads around the rope, is it much more comfortable and easier to pick up? It is because the contact surface of the force is larger, so that you can use force more effectively. It feels like it's easier to hold something, but in fact, the physical weight of that thing hasn't changed. This principle is exactly the same as the principle of thickening hand glue on the handle of the pat.
I still think that the balance point is just a reference value that tells the buyer whether the racket is light or head-heavy. In the process of swinging, this balance does not play any role. Once we add extra equipment to the racket, such as glue and ball line, this value is no longer meaningful. Rackets with heavy heads are always heavy heads, and those "lighter or heavier relative to the handle" only work on the meaningless "balance point lever", and have no effect on the "swing lever".